Adjustable base-board



(No Model.)

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No. 258,837. .y Patented May 30,1882.

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UNITED STATES CHARLES vH. WILLSON, OF MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK.

ADJUSTABLE BASE-BOARD..

SPECIFICATION forming part ofi/Letters Patent No. 258,837, dated May 30, 1882. Application filed December 28, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, CHARLES H. WrLLsoN, a

y citizen ot' the United States, residing at Mount Vernon, in the county of Westchester and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Base-Boards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention consists of a base-board constructed of a stationary section and a movable section, the stationary section being provided with guides to allow the movable section to rise and fall, and with springs which act on the movable section, compelling the latter to form a close joint with the Hoor, whether the floor shrinks or swells Afrom changes of temperature or moves, from other causes. The movable section is provided with a projection extending upward, serving to cover the joint between the two sections. Points are. applied to the bottom of the movable section for the purpose of retaining a carpet or other material Awhich it may be desirable to stretcliaeross the door of the room.

In the accom panying drawings, Figure l represents a face view of my invention. Fig.2is a bottom view. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section in the plane :c x, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a section in perspective in the plane y y, Fig. 3. Figs. 5 and 6 show the position and mannerin which points for retaining the carpet may be applied. A

Similar letters indicate correspondingparts.

In the drawings, the letter A represents my base or mop board placed at the bottom of a wall, B, close to the floor C of a room. Said baseboard is composed of the stationary section a and the movable one b, the face of both of which is preferably given an ornamental shape. Thestationary section ct is fastened to the wall B in the ordinary manner, while themovable section b slides up and down in guides D on or in the stationary sec-` tion a, the springs d giving it a tendency to keep in close contact with the door G. The springs d, which may be made in the forni shown in Fig. 3, or in any other form suitableV for the purpose, are attached to the movable section b, and press against the top of a recess, e, cut in the tixed section a of the baseboard; or their relative position may be re'- versed. Their action is limited by stops f, which are fastened lin the stationary section,

and work in recesses g inthe movable sections and prevent the latter from moving beyond the desired limit. Onthe upper end ot' the y movable section b is found a projection, h, which coversthe joint i between the two sections, whiley on the lower end are the slides j, which move in the dovetailed cleats j. The cleatsj and the slides]l may be made of metal and secured to their respectwe sections by screws or any other suitable means.

It it is desired to apply the base-board for the retention of carpet, points k are'applied to the bottom ot' the'movable section b in the manner shown in Figs. 5and 6, or in any other suitable way.

Theradvantages ot' my base-board are that it prevents unsightly crevices,`in which dirt accumulates, and which are the source of cold drafts near the licor, causing cold feet and their often seriousconsequences. Italso serves to hide the edge ot' the carpet, which may be placed under the movable section; or, with the addition ot' the carpet-retaining points,itholds the carpet in such a manner that it may be v easily and quickly fastened and removed, and hides the edges at the same time, besides filling the functions of a weather-strip.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A base-board constructed ot a stationary section and a movable section, the stationary section being provided with suitable guides to allow the movable section to rise and fall, and

with springs which act on the movable section,

substantially as set forth.

2. The combination,with the stationary section a,its guides D, and the movable section b, ot' a projection extendingupward from the movable section to cover the joint, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination, with the stationary section a, its guides D, the movable section byand springs d, ot' points k for retaining a carpet, substantially as set forth.

, `In testimony whereof I` have hereunto set my hand and seal in the presence ot' two subscribing witnesses.

GHAS. H. WHLLSON. 

